Watermill, Clanfield
A water-powered workshop in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.
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On the Broadwell Brook, it is now used as a residence. Until 1970 and possibly beyond, the mill was operating as a straw-rope factory, powered by a 14 ft by 2 ft breast-shot metal wheel, which was still in position in the 1980s.
This mill had a breastshot waterwheel.
Full details
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Broadwell Brook |
| Mill function | Workshop |
| Archive ID | 5342 |
| Location | Clanfield |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 270 014 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.71068900, -1.61062840 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, Chichester, 1983)
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
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